Nothing is probably more frightening than discovering how the personal and sensitive photos you have protected on your phone have been put up on the Internet
Two Google Pixel users have reported hacking instances after they sent their phones to Google’s official partnered store for repair. Both users claim that explicit photos were compromised. One user even claims that a small amount was sent to someone via PayPal. Google says it is investigating these claims.
Someone allegedly stole and hacked game designer and author Jane McGonigal's Pixel 5a after she sent it to Google for repair. This is at least the second report in as many weeks from someone who claims to have sent a Google phone in for repair only to have it used to expose personal information and photos. On Saturday, McGonigal revealed the problem on Twitter, advising other users not to take their phones in for repair with the company.
When you send your phone to an authorized repair service to fix whatever is ailing it, you trust that said service would be trustworthy and protect your device from any security breaches. But it looks like at least two reported incidents have said that their devices were hacked and that whoever did so accessed their […]
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